Spotlight search for email

If I do a spotlight search (IOS7.02) on a phrase I get a hit on an email but I cannot find this email in any of my accounts - inboxes, sent or trash. Any ideas?

I have the same issue. Just received a new MacBook Air with our Corporate image on it. I recovered my old data onto it and setup Outlook 2011 and Mail but Spotlight doesn't search in either one anymore. On my old MacBook with Mountain Lion on it, it worked just fine. I've tried the suggestions of deleting the index files using the Terminal app and I tried the adding and deleting the HD in Privacy settings in Spotlight Preferences and rebooting, but still nothing.
Help please. Driving me crazy not being able to search for old emails.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/11/15/spotlightanlaysis/index.php
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